08-08-2014, 02:18 AM
Hi Gumpoleon and welcome to Big Blue 
I'm a fan of 'the Spur' and like many others I received the book as a Christmas present from my daughter a couple of years ago.
I have a penchant for small layouts, and the simpler, the better for me. I especially like the uncluttered look.
I like your choice of track too. ME track is a good looking product but my purchases (code 70 #6s) all had problems with the crossing area ie the cast insert was proud of the wing rails causing a wobble to some of the stock - especially box cars - as it traversed the crossing. It's a small foible of mine, granted, and some are quite happy to live with it. However, if your switches are also problematic and you do wish to address it, it looks like now is the best time to do it before you start dressing the track. What I did was draw a small Swiss file over the area affected, a couple of go's at a time, and then test for smooth running. If not repeat until smoothness is assured; in this way, only tiny amounts are removed each time which will save unnecessary heartache
I trust you don't mind my interference, Gumpoleon, and I look forward to watching your layout develop.
jonte
I'm a fan of 'the Spur' and like many others I received the book as a Christmas present from my daughter a couple of years ago.
I have a penchant for small layouts, and the simpler, the better for me. I especially like the uncluttered look.
I like your choice of track too. ME track is a good looking product but my purchases (code 70 #6s) all had problems with the crossing area ie the cast insert was proud of the wing rails causing a wobble to some of the stock - especially box cars - as it traversed the crossing. It's a small foible of mine, granted, and some are quite happy to live with it. However, if your switches are also problematic and you do wish to address it, it looks like now is the best time to do it before you start dressing the track. What I did was draw a small Swiss file over the area affected, a couple of go's at a time, and then test for smooth running. If not repeat until smoothness is assured; in this way, only tiny amounts are removed each time which will save unnecessary heartache
I trust you don't mind my interference, Gumpoleon, and I look forward to watching your layout develop.
jonte